Denver Nuggets (47-21, third in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (47-21, second in the Western Conference)
Minneapolis; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Nuggets -6; over/under is 212.5
BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota comes into a matchup with Denver as winners of three consecutive games.
The Timberwolves are 11-2 against division opponents. Minnesota is the NBA leader giving up only 106.6 points per game while holding opponents to 44.8% shooting.
The Nuggets are 6-5 against the rest of their division. Denver is ninth in the Western Conference with 13.9 fast break points per game led by Michael Porter Jr. averaging 2.5.
The Timberwolves are shooting 48.4% from the field this season, 1.9 percentage points higher than the 46.5% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.2 more makes per game than the Timberwolves give up.
The teams play for the second time this season. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 110-89 on Nov. 2, with Anthony Edwards scoring 24 points in the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Edwards is averaging 26.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Timberwolves. Naz Reid is averaging 16.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocks over the past 10 games.
Porter is scoring 16.7 points per game and averaging 7.0 rebounds for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Timberwolves: 6-4, averaging 111.4 points, 43.5 rebounds, 26.9 assists, 7.1 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.6 points per game.
Nuggets: 8-2, averaging 115.5 points, 41.9 rebounds, 30.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 51.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.4 points.
INJURIES: Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark: out (achilles), Karl-Anthony Towns: out (knee), Rudy Gobert: out (rib).
Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Zeke Nnaji: day to day (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
